Folder %USERPROFILE%\Appdata\local\Microsoft\Windows\caches

Question

_{Tuesday, February 11, 2020 1:08 PM}

Hello,

I see that folder containing a few .db files and I'm wondering what are those for, what does that folder do?

I have an antivirus software with DLP policies enabled and configured to block cloud sync (OneDrive), I have that app disabled but I'm still having DLP detections on OneDrive everytime I log in to my PC, the file detected is {3DA71D5A-20CC-432F-A115-DFE92379E91F}.3.ver0x0000000000000036.db

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_{Tuesday, February 11, 2020 5:06 PM ✅Answered}

RuntimeBroker.exe is accessing files in this directory, f.e. when opening and closing Edge browser.
fhsv service (= "File History") is also accessing file in there
so its used by the OS.

_{Wednesday, February 12, 2020 6:59 AM ✅Answered}

Hi,

Yes, db refers to database file, These documents are relatively small

for theses files in *C:\Users\USER NAME>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Caches, *just as the folder name, the files are cache. You can delete them if you do not want the computer save it.

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